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Nominate Your Favorite Track of 2024 (Contest)

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What speakers and amp,really i need for italian belcanto?.....
 
My situation is: most of what I'm listening to is classical music and most of those recordings are older. Very few would have been released in 2024. So, what would be of interest would be new to me, but not necessarily new. The recording I posted was issued in 2003, but I first heard the music this month.
I admit I didn't think of classical music. So as I said, you are welcome to nominate older items if track really captured your heart in 2024.
 
I admit I didn't think of classical music. So as I said, you are welcome to nominate older items if track really captured your heart in 2024.
I'm beginning to wonder if there will ever be enough of a consensus to name a winner ?
 
I'm beginning to wonder if there will ever be enough of a consensus to name a winner ?
The spread of member interest in music is far, far wider than I imagined! I suspect the winner won't have many more likes but we will see.
 
The spread of member interest in music is far, far wider than I imagined! I suspect the winner won't have many more likes but we will see.
Being that we are in competition with each other receiving a like or two is a big deal.
 
I admit I didn't think of classical music. So as I said, you are welcome to nominate older items if track really captured your heart in 2024.
It's strange - I first was aware of "High Fidelity" back around 1970, thanks in large part to the magazine of the same name. The local library carried it and Stereo Review. I wasn't aware of Stereophile and Absolute Sound until about ten years later. "High Fidelity" gave the impression that the pursuit of good sound had a lot more to do with classical (and other acoustic) musics than pop, they seemed to have a particular distain for rock at the time. And, while I listened to lots of pop/rock music in the 70s and 80s (thanks to working in record stores), come the 90s my focus was almost exclusively on acoustic music. So, I got the impression that classical music was the audiophile stuff, the popular forms weren't. Of course, a lot more technical work goes into making a good pop/rock record than a good classical record - one can make a first-class classical recording with comparatively simple gear.
 
That very David/ Romany Gilmour track was #3 on our year end indie-folk list which I have posted elsewhere.
Our #1 track may not have wide appeal, and I'll suggest our #2 track. Is it better than the David Gilmour track? Too close to call.
Lake Street Dive also released a new album this year.
 
I really enjoy this thread. It’s a great reminder not to lose sight of what truly matters.
After all, where would we be without the music and the artists who create it?

 
It's strange - I first was aware of "High Fidelity" back around 1970, thanks in large part to the magazine of the same name. The local library carried it and Stereo Review. I wasn't aware of Stereophile and Absolute Sound until about ten years later. "High Fidelity" gave the impression that the pursuit of good sound had a lot more to do with classical (and other acoustic) musics than pop, they seemed to have a particular distain for rock at the time. And, while I listened to lots of pop/rock music in the 70s and 80s (thanks to working in record stores), come the 90s my focus was almost exclusively on acoustic music. So, I got the impression that classical music was the audiophile stuff, the popular forms weren't. Of course, a lot more technical work goes into making a good pop/rock record than a good classical record - one can make a first-class classical recording with comparatively simple gear.
Yep, the beginnings of HiFi 1940-60s was mainly built by the classical music fans, they had both the serious interest and the income level to pursue it.
(BYW Robin, you missed Audio magazine)
But as the boomer generation began to mature and gain some serious buying power that dynamic began to change. The 1970s saw the big speaker and high power receiver wars that was supported by the Rockers. The magazines were forced to pay attention.
 
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